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Amazon Echo Review: Talking Helper Alexa Is No Match for Siri. The Virtual Assistant Plays DJ for Your Music, But Gets Lost on Other Basic Requests. Meet Alexa, Amazon's voice-activated virtual assistant who lives in the $200 Echo smart speaker. Personal Tech columnist Geoffrey A. Fowler puts her in the interview chair to find out what she can do.
Everything consumers need to know about Amazon Echo, the speaker named Alexa that also functions as a personal assistant.. Photo: Amazon. So how much for a device that seemingly has all the answers? Amazon Echo costs $99 for Amazon Prime members for a limited time and $199 for everyone else. Since a membership for Amazon Prime is $99, itâs a good incentive for consumers to sign up for the service. In a good but scary feature, Amazon Echo can learn a personâs habits over time.